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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Airville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Airville and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Airville:
- 39.832357, -76.405986
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Airville
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Since Airville is near Lancaster County and also Harford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Airville
Communities Also Named Airville ...
We found one communities that are also named Airville.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Airville is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Airville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Bell County
- This Airville is located in Bell County and lies 1,310 miles [2,108.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Airville that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of Airville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Airville ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Bacon Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bacon Mill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Mill
- Bald Eagle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bald Eagle is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Eagle
- Bruce
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bryansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Castle Fin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Drytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Drytown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drytown
- Highrock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Highrock is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highrock
- Lockport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lockport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Lucky
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lucky is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Muddy Creek Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Safe Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Safe Harbor is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe Harbor
- Slab
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyburn is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyburn
How Far From Airville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Airville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Airville and extending to:
- York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Airville to York, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 72 miles [115.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,831 miles [9,384.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,415 miles [7,105.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Airville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <3> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Airville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Airville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8324, Longitude: -76.4060 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.45 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.085 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.077 degrees. |
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